Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dwarf round ray

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Artibeus	Urotrygon
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dwarf round ray

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.